Discussion
Which of the following scenario most appropriately depicts the primary use of a distributed file system ?
Answer: B
The primary use of a distributed file system is to Access data stored on remote computer systems.
A distributed file system such as NFS or AFS lets users and programs access files stored on other machines across a network as if they were on the local disk, with location transparency.
Replication for backup and splitting data across nodes are features some distributed file systems add, not their basic purpose, and multiple file systems on one computer is simply mounting, which needs no distribution.
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